Template:Connected contributor (paid)

The Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use require that editors disclose their "employer, client, and affiliation" with respect to any paid contribution; see WP:PAID. For advice about reviewing paid contributions, see WP:COIRESPONSE.

[[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] · [[Special:Contribs/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) has been paid by unknown.

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This template is used on approximately 7,400 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Usage: paid editors

Use this template when dealing with users who are being paid to contribute to Wikipedia.
This template should be placed on the talk pages of articles and drafts.
The template adds pages to Category:Talk pages of subject pages with paid contributions and to Category:Misplaced transclusions of Template:Connected contributor (paid).
Paid editors are required by the Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use to disclose their employer, client and affiliation with respect to edits for which they are compensated. The employer is the person or organization paying for the edits, such as a PR company. The client is on whose behalf the edits are made; this is often the subject of the article. When employer and client are identical, simply supply the employer.
You should post the disclosure at the top of article talk pages as follows:

{{Connected contributor (paid)|User1=InsertName|U1-employer=InsertName|U1-client=InsertName|U1-otherlinks=Insert relevant links, such as relevant affiliations, disclosures, article drafts written by paid editors, or diffs showing paid contributions being added to articles.}}.

General conflicts of interest

When dealing with a general conflict of interest, or a financial conflict of interest that does not involve being paid to edit Wikipedia, use {{Connected contributor}}.

Talk page usage example

Talk:Assurant shows {{connected contributor}} and {{connected contributor (paid)}}.

Parameters

Userx: The editor's username is required. This template is designed to handle up to 10 users by using the "Userx" parameters, where x is between 1 and 10.
Ux-employer: The employer field is required. The employer is the person or organization that is paying for the contributions. For example, Smith Public Relations Ltd ("the employer") might pay a user to work on issues of interest to Acme Pharmaceuticals ("the client"). If no employer is given, the page will be added to Category:Paid contributions with no listed employer.
Ux-client: The client field is required. The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity. That is, a user might be paid directly by Acme Pharmaceuticals to work on issues of interest to Acme Pharmaceuticals.
Ux-EH: Set to "yes" if the user has edited the article; "EH" stands for "edited here".
Ux-banned and Ux-otherlinks: This template does support automatically marking users as banned ("UX-banned"). You also can leave a note in Ux-otherlinks to note this or include a diff of the declaration.

Example

{{Connected contributor (paid)
| checked = 31-12-2016 by {{u|Example}}
| User1  = WikiWriter2458 | U1-employer  = ACME    | U1-client  =      | U1-EH  = yes | U1-banned  =     | U1-otherlinks  = 
| User2  = John Smith     | U2-employer  = PR Firm | U2-client  = ACME | U2-EH  = no  | U2-banned  =     | U2-otherlinks  = [[Special:Diff/3949534|Declaration]]
| User3  = Jane Doe       | U3-employer  =         | U3-client  = ACME | U3-EH  = yes | U3-banned  =     | U3-otherlinks  = 
| User4  = xx             | U4-employer  = ACME    | U4-client  = ACME | U4-EH  = yes | U4-banned  =     | U4-otherlinks  = 
| User5  = yy             | U5-employer  =         | U5-client  =      | U5-EH  = yes | U5-banned  =     | U5-otherlinks  = 
| User6  = zz             | U6-employer  =         | U6-client  =      | U6-EH  = yes | U6-banned  =     | U6-otherlinks  = 
| User7  = aa             | U7-employer  =         | U7-client  =      | U7-EH  = yes | U7-banned  =     | U7-otherlinks  = 
| User8  = bb             | U8-employer  =         | U8-client  =      | U8-EH  = yes | U8-banned  =     | U8-otherlinks  = 
| User9  = cc             | U9-employer  =         | U9-client  =      | U9-EH  = yes | U9-banned  =     | U9-otherlinks  = 
| User10 = Orangemoody    | U10-employer = ACME    | U10-client =      | U10-EH = no  | U10-banned = yes | U10-otherlinks = 
}}

The Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use require that editors disclose their "employer, client, and affiliation" with respect to any paid contribution; see WP:PAID. For advice about reviewing paid contributions, see WP:COIRESPONSE.
Edits made by the below user(s) were last checked for neutrality on 31-12-2016 by Example.

WikiWriter2458 (talk · contribs) has been paid by ACME. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
John Smith (talk · contribs) has been paid by PR Firm on behalf of ACME. Declaration
Jane Doe (talk · contribs) has been paid by unknown on behalf of ACME. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
xx (talk · contribs) has been paid by ACME on their behalf. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
yy (talk · contribs) has been paid by unknown. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
zz (talk · contribs) has been paid by unknown. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
aa (talk · contribs) has been paid by unknown. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
bb (talk · contribs) has been paid by unknown. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
cc (talk · contribs) has been paid by unknown. Their editing has included contributions to this article.
Orangemoody (talk · contribs) has been paid by ACME. This user has been banned and may therefore be reverted on sight, per WP:REVERTBAN.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Connected contributor (paid) in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Connected contributor (paid)

This template allows editors to declare that they are being paid for making some edits in line with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use. It should be placed on the talk page of all articles affected by paid editing.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
checked	`checked`	The last time the article was checked and by whom Example YYYY-MM-DD by [[User:Examples\|Example]] Auto value `{{subst:today}} by {{User link\|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}}`	Line	suggested
1st user	`User1` `User` `1`	First connected contributor's username (without markup) Example Example	User	required
1st user employer	`U1-employer`	The employer of the first user Default ''unknown'' Example ACME	String	suggested
1st user client	`U1-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	required
1st user edited here?	`U1-EH` `editedhere`	Whether or not the first user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	suggested
1st user banned?	`U1-banned` `banned`	Whether or not the first user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	suggested
U1-otherlinks	`U1-otherlinks` `otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	suggested
1st alternate account of first user	`alt1`	An alternate account of the first paid editor, if one exists Example Jane Doe	User	optional
2nd alternate account of first user	`alt2`	An alternate account of the first paid editor, if one exists Example John Smith	User	optional
3rd alternate account of first user	`alt3`	An alternate account of the first paid editor, if one exists Example Jane Doe	User	optional
4th alternate account of first user	`alt4`	An alternate account of the first paid editor, if one exists Example Jane Doe	User	optional
2nd user	`User2`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
2nd user employer	`U2-employer`	The employer of the second user Example ACME	String	optional
2nd user client	`U2-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
2nd user edited here?	`U2-EH`	Whether or not the second user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
2nd user banned?	`U2-banned`	Whether or not the second user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U2-otherlinks	`U2-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
3rd user	`User3`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
3rd user employer	`U3-employer`	The employer of the third user Example ACME	String	optional
3rd user client	`U3-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
3rd user edited here?	`U3-EH`	Whether or not the third user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
3rd user banned?	`U3-banned`	Whether or not the third user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U3-otherlinks	`U3-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
4th user	`User4`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
4th user employer	`U4-employer`	The employer of the fourth user Example ACME	String	optional
4th user client	`U4-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
4th user edited here?	`U4-EH`	Whether or not the fourth user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
4th user banned?	`U4-banned`	Whether or not the fourth user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U4-otherlinks	`U4-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
5th user	`User5`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
5th user employer	`U5-employer`	The employer of the fifth user Example ACME	String	optional
5th user client	`U5-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
5th user edited here?	`U5-EH`	Whether or not the fifth user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
5th user banned?	`U5-banned`	Whether or not the fifth user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U5-otherlinks	`U5-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
6th user	`User6`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
6th user employer	`U6-employer`	The employer of the sixth user Example ACME	String	optional
6th user client	`U6-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
6th user edited here?	`U6-EH`	Whether or not the sixth user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
6th user banned?	`U6-banned`	Whether or not the sixth user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U6-otherlinks	`U6-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
7th user	`User7`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
7th user employer	`U7-employer`	The employer of the seventh user Example ACME	String	optional
7th user client	`U7-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
7th user edited here?	`U7-EH`	Whether or not the seventh user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
7th user banned?	`U7-banned`	Whether or not the seventh user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U7-otherlinks	`U7-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
8th user	`User8`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
8th user employer	`U8-employer`	The employer of the eighth user Example ACME	String	optional
8th user client	`U8-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
8th user edited here?	`U8-EH`	Whether or not the eight user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
8th user banned?	`U8-banned`	Whether or not the eighth user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U8-otherlinks	`U8-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
9th user	`User9`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
9th user employer	`U9-employer`	The employer of the ninth user Example ACME	String	optional
9th user client	`U9-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
9th user edited here?	`U9-EH`	Whether or not the ninth user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
9th user banned?	`U9-banned`	Whether or not the ninth user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U9-otherlinks	`U9-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional
10th user	`User10`	Second connected contributor's username Example Example	User	optional
10th user employer	`U10-employer`	The employer of the tenth user Example ACME	String	optional
9th user client	`U10-client`	The client is the person or organization on whose behalf the contributions are made. The employer and client might be the same entity.	String	optional
10th user edited here?	`U10-EH`	Whether or not the tenth user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	optional
10th user banned?	`U10-banned`	Whether or not the tenth user has been banned from editing the article Default No Example yes	Boolean	optional
U10-otherlinks	`U10-otherlinks`	Fill in this field for further information, such as a diff of the declaration or the ban.	String	optional

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